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Ilima Gardens

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The FoodBank Cape Town does not exist purely to give free food to those who desperately need it. It also aims to empower communities and equip them to provide for themselves on a long term basis. The Ilima Community Gardens Project is the first step in a three-year development programme that aims to help beneficiary organizations reach a state of sustainable food security.

In order to empower our beneficiaries and help them to become self sufficient, FoodBank South Africa aims to obtain funding to establish 50 community gardens throughout the country. FoodBank Cape Town with this funding will be establishing 10 gardens by the end of 2009.Community gardens aid beneficiaries in a number of different areas such as gaining further knowledge about nutrition, learning gardening skills which they can use for sustainable nutritious food sourcing and creating a consistent supply of fresh vegetables.

In order to increase the chances of sustainable success, beneficiaries are bundled together into groups of 5. These 5 agencies meet regularly, together with a FoodBank Fieldworker, in order to create a supportive community network.

 
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“I have witnessed so much change in the learners. Their attendance has improved so much. The teachers are impressed with the learners’ achievements in class, ever since they started receiving the sandwiches they concentrate better in class."
Nosipho Matabata - Principal - Stormont Primary
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